E-assessment

E-assessment techniques are computer-assisted and interactive, allowing staff to assess students using a variety of tools and resources in an authentic, engaging learning experience. Exemplar resources and presentations for e-assessment are available on Moodle.

UCL offers these e-assessment technologies:

A Moodle quiz tool which can be used for formative and summative assessment, including examinations. The Eastman Dental Institute uses online, Moodle-based MCQ-style tests for formative assessment throughout the course.

Moodle assignments allow tutors to set a task requiring students to prepare digital content in any format and submit it online for grading. The Chemistry Department uses Moodle for pre-lab preparation to maximise the actual laboratory learning experience and outcomes, and Biosciences are using VERB (or ZooMoodle) to enhance and assess students' knowledge of animal biology.

Turnitin is also available via UCL Moodle, allowing staff to check citations and references to other sources and prevent plagiarism. See the Archaeology Department's presentation on using Turnitin as a source of feedback for learning about writing and referencing.

Certainty-based marking (CBM) has been devised at UCL for both formative self-tests and summative exams. It helps students to understand what areas of a
topic they really do know and what areas they need to work on by asking
them to choose, on a three-point scale, how confident they are that their
answer is correct.

Hot
Potatoes provides a suite of tools that enable you to create
interactive web-based activities for self-assessment purposes.

JISC has conducted research into the relationship between technology-enhanced assessment and feedback
practices and meaningful, well-supported learning experiences, and published three useful guides, including Effective Assessment in a Digital Age.

Contact

To find out more about assessment and feedback, contact one of the CALT schools-facing teaching fellows for your school. Find out who they are here.